The Native Speaker: Myth and RealityLinguists, applied linguists and language teachers all appeal to the native speaker as an important reference point. But what exactly (who exactly?) is the native speaker? This book examines the native speaker from different points of view, arguing that the native speaker is both myth and reality. |
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... normal development in language as in other areas seems , whatever the input , to lead to a fully formed system . It seems to be the case that even impoverished language input , however non - standard , however non - fluent , will ...
... normal development in language as in other areas seems , whatever the input , to lead to a fully formed system . It seems to be the case that even impoverished language input , however non - standard , however non - fluent , will ...
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... normal context of use . Let us take an example : A is a taxi driver , B an economist , C a medical scientist . They will both share and not share a normal context of use . Therefore although they will inevitably differ in their ...
... normal context of use . Let us take an example : A is a taxi driver , B an economist , C a medical scientist . They will both share and not share a normal context of use . Therefore although they will inevitably differ in their ...
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... normal traffic conditions . Two things are important here . First that we do not expect the car driver to be automatically capable of performing at a grand prix ( nor , for that matter , of driving a bus or truck ) . Second , that what ...
... normal traffic conditions . Two things are important here . First that we do not expect the car driver to be automatically capable of performing at a grand prix ( nor , for that matter , of driving a bus or truck ) . Second , that what ...
Contents
Psycholinguistic Aspects of the Native Speaker | 9 |
Sociolinguistic Aspects of the Native Speaker | 51 |
Lingualism and the Knowledges of the Native Speaker | 77 |
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